# The Sheep and Goats (Records, Identification and Movement) (Scotland) Order 2009, Article 36: Protection from suffering

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Any provision in this Order requiring the application of a means of identification to an animal does not apply where applying the means of identification would cause unnecessary suffering to the animal.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/414/article/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sheep-and-goats-records-identification-and-movement-scotland-order-2009/article-36
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